How to relate to our wanting in a productive way? Spirituality can make us feel shame or guilt about our wants - like we are weak or egotistical - but this rejection and avoidance of our wants only prolongs us being prisoners to them.

If you are working to change the programming you have grown up with - if you find yourself judging, controlling and holding yourself back - you might benefit from the practice of making a concerted effort to loosen up your neural pathways.